Doing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
AGNES MARTINYou must find the things that you do like. The things that are acceptable to your mind.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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The Minimalists are idealist. They want to minimise themselves in favour of the ideal. But I just can’t. You see, my paintings are not cool.
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I paint with my back to the world
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The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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You must find the things that you do like. The things that are acceptable to your mind.
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That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.
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We all have the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly
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What we really want to do is serve happiness. We want everyone to be happy, never unhappy even for a moment. We want the animals to be happy.
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You have to penetrate these and hear what your mind is telling you to do. Such work is original work.
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To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like.
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One must see the ideal in one’s own mind. It is like a memory – an awareness -of perfection.
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Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.
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This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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The happiness of every living thing is what we want.
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The artist works by awareness of his own state of mind.
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I used to meditate until I learned to stop thinking.
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